Quickie Sport (oz13658)

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Quickie Sport. Radio control sport model. Wingspan 50 in, for .19 - .45 engines.

Planfile includes full build instructions.

Quote: "Building Instructions: The Quickie Sport is a takeoff of the Quickie 500 (oz6868) with changes to adapt it to an excellent sport model. You will be pleased with its performance as a fun machine and will find the kit quick and easy to build.

Please read the following instructions thoroughly, as they have proven to give the best results.

From the long 1/8 x 1/4 balsa strip, cut uprights for the two rear slots in the fuselage sides and glue into place. Attach triangular pieces to bottom front of fuselage sides making sure slots in triangles line up with slots in ruselage. (If slots are not in line, triangle is on wrong fuselage side.)

Join fuselage sides with formers C, D, and E, making sure they are square with the sides. Allow to dry and then join rear of fuselage.

Install bulkhead B. Cut and install the 1/8 x 1/4 balsa fuselage rear crosspieces. When all is dry, add F, G, 3, and the plywood hatch siderails. (Siderails need to be trimmed to length.) Install wing hoiddown blocks and 1/4" triangular bracing. DO NOT omit any bracing! DO NOT install A or K at this time.

Glue the two balsa pieces together to form the horizontal stab. When dry, sand to shape as shown on plan. Sand only leading edge and tips round. Leading edge in fuselage area should only be round on bottom; top is left square to match top sheet. Install horizontal stab and top fuselage sheeting. Join the two pieces of the vertical stab, sand to shape, and install. Check to make sure stab is straight. The triangular fillets for the stabs may be shaped and installed now. Leave bottom fuselage sheeting off until servos and pushrods are installed.

The wing is next. Be sure your building board is FLAT because any warp built in is there to stay. This wing will not warp once finished, nor will it unwarp if built crooked.

Glue 1/8 x 1/4 balsa tapered trailing edge to bottom rear sheet and 1/8 x 1/4 hardwood spar to bottom front sheet. Using sketch of ribs as reference, pin front bottom sheet down on plans with front edge blocked up 1/8 in. Use ribs to locate rear bottom sheet, and pin it down.

Starting at center, install ribs and webbing. (The webs for the first two spaces need cutting to length; the remainder will fit as furnished.) It is best to install webbing as you go; glue in rib (to trailing edge, rear bottom sheeting, and front spar only), then one front web and one rear web, another rib, webs, ribs, etc. Make sure you have a good joint between spars and webbing. Any gap should be filled in with glue.

Now install the tapered pine blocks where wing holddown screws go, and glue on top rear sheet and top spar. Put glue on the bottom of the 1/2 in center rib and block up front sheeting until it fits the contour of the ribs. Fillet glue the ribs to bottom front sheet, being sure that you have applied glue to both sides of the ribs..."

Direct submission to Outerzone.

Quote: "Dear Mary and Steve, I recently acquired a Spickler Quickie Sport kit, plans and all. Here are the scanned drawings and a photo of the box top. This is basically a nosewheel version of the Quickie 500 racer with a canopy. Another kit in the queue... Thank you again for your efforts. They do not go unnoticed. Marc"

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